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These 80 species fall into two groups: baleen and toothed. A type of baleen whale, humpback whales reach up to 50 feet long. Talia Romito and Sophie Webb/Courtesy of NOAA. Called mysticetesâa word derived from the Greek for âmustacheâ and âwhalesââbaleen whales are toothless.
Blue whales have long and streamlined bodies with the head making up a fourth of its body length. The head region is broad and U-shaped. Blue whales do not have teeth. Instead, they have 270 - 395 plates of baleen on either side of their jaw.Baleen look like long thin teeth placed very close to one another.he head region is broad and U-shaped. Blue whales do not have teeth. Instead, they have 270 - 395 plates of baleen on either side of their jaw. Baleen look like long thin teeth placed very close to one another.